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Dell DJ Ditty™
Owner’s Manual
Model HV04T
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2005 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever
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Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 About Your Dell DJ Ditty Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Top, Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connecting to your Computer & Charging the Battery . . . . 14 Performing a Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Playing Digital Music. . . . . . .
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How to Repeat a Marked Segment (AB mode). . . . . . . 21 How to Cancel AB mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Managing Files from the Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Music Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Play Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 FM Radio Using the Dell DJ Ditty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Date & Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Settings & Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Warning Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Musicmatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Musicmatch Jukebox FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Musicmatch On Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Musicmatch Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Musicmatch Music Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Finding Information What are you looking for? Find it here: How to set up my Dell DJ Ditty Dell DJ Ditty™ Getting Started and information on the connectors Guide and the Dell DJ Ditty™ and buttons on my Dell DJ Ditty. Owner’s Manual Information on using my Dell DJ Dell DJ Ditty™ Owner’s Manual Ditty. ® Information on using Musicmatch Musicmatch online help with my Dell DJ Ditty. Click Start > All Programs> Musicmatch Jukebox. Click Help in Musicmatch. Connecting to and synchronizing Dell DJ
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What are you looking for? Find it here: Up-to-date information on your http://support.dell.com Dell DJ Ditty, including the latest software downloads, latest versions of the Dell DJ Ditty™ Owner’s Manual, Dell DJ Ditty™ Getting Started Guide, and answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Warranty information Dell DJ Ditty™ Product Information Guide My Service Tag Located on the back of the Dell DJ Ditty Finding Information 7
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1 About Your Dell DJ Ditty Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Dell DJ Ditty™! In this document, you can find instructions on how to use the key features of your new Dell DJ Ditty with the accompanying software. You can also find more sources of useful information in "Finding Information" on page 6. Your Dell DJ Ditty comes with a Dell DJ Ditty™ Product Software CD that you can use to install software onto your computer. The ® software includes Musicmatch , a soft copy of the De
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transfer these files, your Dell DJ Ditty must be connected directly to your computer's USB port. See "Installing Software" on page 12 to get started. After installing the software on your computer, you can use your Dell DJ Ditty in a number of ways: • As a digital music player (see "Playing Digital Music" on page 19), or • As a data storage device (see "Transferring Music to the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 36), or • As an FM Radio (see "FM Radio Using the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 26). For detail
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Top, Front and Side Views headphone connector reset button home/power button volume/scroll/select dial LCD screen fast forward / skip forward play/pause USB connector rewind / skip back lanyard USB protective cap attachment 10 About Your Dell DJ Ditty
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USB PROTECTIVE CAP - Keep attached at all times when your Dell DJ Ditty is not connected to a computer. This protects the USB connector. USB CONNECTOR - Connects your Dell DJ Ditty to a computer to transfer data files or tracks, and charges the battery. LCD SCREEN - Displays operating information. HOME/POWER BUTTON - Main Menu/PowerOff/PowerOn Button. HEADPHONE CONNECTOR - Connects earphones or headphones. RESET BUTTON - Reset when your Dell DJ Ditty stops responding. VOLUME/SCROLL/SELECT
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LANYARD ATTACHMENT - Connects lanyard. Installing Software Your Dell DJ Ditty comes with software that helps you create audio tracks and manage Music Library. To install software: NOTE: Ensure that your Dell DJ Ditty is not connected to your computer during the software installation process. NOTE: Close all other applications while installing the software. 1 Insert the Dell DJ Ditty™ Product Software CD into your CD drive. The CD runs automatically, and the installation process begins. If
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2 When the Dell DJ Ditty installation screen appears, click OK to start the software installation process. Follow the instructions on the screen and click OK, Next, or Yes when prompted. NOTE: The software may determine that you have a different version of Musicmatch already on your computer. If so, you are asked whether or not you would like to continue installing Musicmatch from the CD. Make your selection to proceed. •If you select Yes, the installation process continues. You must sel
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3 After the software installation is complete, a message appears asking if you want to restart your computer now or later. Select Yes to restart your computer immediately or No if you intend to restart your computer later. NOTE: The software is not enabled until after you restart your computer. 4 After restarting your computer, connect your Dell DJ Ditty to your computer. See "Connecting to your Computer & Charging the Battery" on page 14. Connecting to your Computer & Charging the Batte
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To charge the battery: Plug your Dell DJ Ditty directly into your computer’s USB port (see above). Leave the Dell DJ Ditty plugged in for 2.5 hours, in order to properly charge the battery. About Your Dell DJ Ditty 15
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Your Dell DJ Ditty has an integrated, rechargeable, lithium-polymer battery. Before you use your Dell DJ Ditty for the first time, you must charge the battery for 2.5 hours. Use the battery icon on your Dell DJ Ditty’s screen to monitor the battery charge. While the battery is being charged, the battery icon is animated. Once the battery is fully charged, the full battery icon is shown. During normal operation, the battery icon indicates approximate remaining battery power, as follows: 4
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NOTE: Charge your Dell DJ Ditty at least once a month, even if it is not being used. NOTICE: Do not attempt to replace or remove the integrated battery from your Dell DJ Ditty. You may damage the Dell DJ Ditty permanently. Any attempt to open your Dell DJ Ditty voids the warranty. See "Transferring Music to the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 36 for information on transferring data files and audio tracks. Performing a Reset If your Dell DJ Ditty stops responding, perform a reset. To perform a res
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NOTICE: Files or tracks that were being transferred may be lost but other data is normally retained. 18 About Your Dell DJ Ditty
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2 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Your Dell DJ Ditty can be used in different ways: • As a digital music player (see below), or • As a data storage device (see "Transferring Music to the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 36), or • As an FM Radio (see "FM Radio Using the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 26). Playing Digital Music The Dell DJ Ditty can play tracks in MP3 or WMA file formats. It also has PlaysForSure support, meaning that you can play downloaded songs in WMA format with PlaysForSure Digital Rights Mana
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few sample MP3 tracks already loaded into the Music Library. To load your own music files onto the Dell DJ Ditty, see "Transferring Music to the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 36. NOTE: Scroll-select means to move the dial in the desired direction and press in on the scroll dial to select the item. NOTE: On the "Now Playing" screen, the buttons are defined as follows: •Press the Play/Pause button to pause or resume playing atrack. •Press the Fast Forward/Skip Forward button to go to the next t
